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Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor, 1st November - 07 November 2021

Economic US, Britain join countries sounding alarm over China food import rules Several countries including Japan, Britain, and the United States are urging Chinese customs officials to pause the roll-out of regulations on food imports, arguing the...

November 9 , 2021

China: Daily Scan, November 08, 2021

China's power supply back to normal, says State Grid: Xinhuanet November 7, 2021 The State Grid Corporation of China on Sunday said that the supply and demand of power in areas operated by the company have returned to normal. The thermal coal...

November 8 , 2021

China: Daily Scan, October 28, 2021

White paper lists China's achievements in responding to climate change: Xinhuanet October 27, 2021 Significant changes have taken place in China as the country responds to climate change, according to a white paper released Wednesday by the State...

October 28 , 2021

China: Profound, Palpable and Persistent Winds of Change-Implications for India

Is China on throes of Cultural Revolution 2.0? What will be political effects of an economic slowdown in China, and near-term pain propelled by strong headwinds? Does this shifting dynamic and internal discourse in China matter to India? With the...

October 20 , 2021

China: Daily Scan, October 12, 2021

Xinjiang government refutes Western lies about human rights: Xinhuanet October 12, 2021 The government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Monday refuted the lies fabricated by the United States and some other Western countries about human rights in...

October 12 , 2021

China: Daily Scan, October 4, 2021

Senior Chinese political advisor under probe: Xinhuanet October 2, 2021 Fu Zhenghua, deputy head of the Committee on Social and Legal Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is being investigated...

October 4 , 2021

Who after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga?

In an unexpected turn of events on Sept 03, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced to media that he intended to step down as Prime Minister and would withdraw his candidacy from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential elections due...

September 10 , 2021

Monthly Compilation of Views of VIF Expert Groups: July 2021

Vivekananda International Foundation organized six experts group through webinar on events and topics affecting India’s interests worldwide in the month of July 2021. The expert groups provide layers of understanding and contextualized the present...

August 24 , 2021

Takeaways from the Fullerton lecture

A high-level US visit was due in Southeast Asia. The region felt having been neglected from the previous administration. Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense visited Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines in July. The choice of three specific...

August 19 , 2021

China Studies’ Coming of Age Story in Taiwan and A few Pointers for India

In her 2006 Report on China Studies in India, Madhavi Thampi pointed out that there is a lack of depth and rigour in China centric research within India1. Much does not seem to have changed as she noted the similar observation in her January 2021...

August 5 , 2021